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There's nothing particularly special about that. The less zealous Republicans have been doing that since 2012. They're beginning to realize that gay marriage is a losing issue, for them. The polls are not in the anti-gay bigots' favor, and the numbers are just getting worse for them.

There are plenty of Establishment Republicans who are looking forward to the long-term viability of the party, while the Tea Party nuts are pushing the party to the extreme edge, which will only appeal to 20% or 30% of the population.

S.E. Cupp's position is logical. It's quite possible to not believe in God, but to think people are better off believing in a God, or that society is better with religion in it.Atheism is unique in that respect. Religions involve a belief system AND a belief that people/society would be better off if they adopt the religion.Religions conflate truth with usefulness.But atheism is different in that the truth isn't a matter of what it's useful to believe. Even if humanity were better off with religion, even if people are happier with religion, that doesn't make it true. That's a virtue of atheism, not a problem with it. It's likely that the tendency to be religious evolved in humanity. It served a purpose. At some time in the past, having a common religion helped groups of people to survive. That doesn't mean religion is adaptive for humanity now. It could end up killing us all.